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Khoza: voting out JZ will be worth sacrifice

ANC MP Makhosi Khoza warned that party members who vote against President Jacob Zuma today faced severe consequences – but says it will be worth it. In a statement issued yesterday morning, and before National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete announced her decision in favour of a secret ballot, Khoza said:[…]

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Cape Town ANC on its last legs‚ says task team report

One useless computer‚ no internet‚ no accounts‚ a broken photocopier and hardly any members. That’s the dismal state of the ANC’s critical Dullah Omar region‚ which is tasked with leading the campaign against the DA’s growing stranglehold on power in the Western Cape. The revelations are made in a report[…]

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Party funding disclosure moves a step further

The ANC’s call for increased financial support for political parties in Parliament has received support from a wide range of organisations that emphasised strict regulation to promote transparency and accountability. The majority of the 17 submissions received by Parliament’s ad hoc committee on political party funding have called for a[…]

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SA could have doubled social grants: Gordhan

Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media[…]

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ANC MPs ‘worried about state capture’: Hanekom

Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan says he was surprised by the scale of state capture revealed through the #GuptaLeaks, saying South Africa could have doubled social grants with the suggested R100bn stolen. Gordhan and his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas were speaking at a panel discussion at a Daily Maverick media[…]

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Constitutional Court dismisses ANC’s logo case

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape has lost its Constitutional Court bid to challenge the City of Cape Town’s change of its logo. The Constitutional Court dismissed the application with costs. In 2014, the ANC in the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led City of Cape Town approached the courts[…]

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Zille defeats ANC’s motion of no confidence

The ANC in the Western Cape found itself alone as fellow opposition parties ganged up with the ruling DA to paint it as a failed party as the provincial legislature debated a motion of no confidence against Premier Helen Zille. Instead‚ the legislature ended up resolving to pass a motion[…]

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ANC post-policy conference Lekgotla kicks off

The African National Congress (ANC)’s three-day lekgotla gets under way on Friday at St George’s Hotel in Irene, outside Pretoria. The party will assess its performance at various levels of government. Secretary general, Gwede Mantashe says issues pertaining to the economy will be high on the agenda. National executive committee members will[…]

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